Clothes-boiler.



F. A. SPEARS.

CLOTHES BOILEB.

APPLIUATION FILED 11u17, 1911.

1,01 9, 1 98. Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

UNT 'ED enligne PATENT orrroa FRANK A. SPEARS, 0F GHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOTHES-norma.

- Speoication of Letters Patent.

Application led May 17, 1911. Serial No. 627,670.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I,-FRANK A. SPEARS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Coo-k, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Imv rovements in Clothes-Boilers, of which the ollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes boilers and has for its object the production of a device of this character which shall be of improvedconstruction and eiiicientin operation, the improvements being more particularly directed toward the construotlon of the cover. I Other objects will. appear hereinafter. Vith these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construction andarrangement of parts all as will be hereinafter fully described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention will be best understood by reference v,to the accompanying drawing forming a part Aof this specication, and in which,

Figure 1 is a verticall transverse section of a boiler embodying my invention, the cover being shown in its intermediate or upright position, said cover being shown in dotted lines in its closed and open positions,

and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear elevation thereof.

The preferred form of my construction asv illustrated in. the accompanying drawing comprises a receptacle or vessel 1 which 1s preferably of substantially rectangular form andopen at its upper side. The coverr 2 for the receptacle 1 is preferably provided 'with the depending flange 3 which is adapted to'engage Withingthe upper end of said receptacle 'when said cover is 1n closing 'position, a handle 4 beingprovided centrally upon the upper side of said cover. Arranged at one edge of the cover 2 ladjacent the extremities thereofare hinge members 5 the inner ends of which are secured ri 'dly to the cover'2 preferably by means o rivets 6. The outer end portions of the members 5 are angularly disposed relative to. the/inner end portions thereof and are of double hooked construction each comprising an inner hooked portion 7 and an outer hooked 'portion 8. When in operation the hooked' portions 7 of the members 5 engage the adjacent upper edge of the receptacle, said edgeibeing preferably/ beaded as indicated to correspond'with the formaagainstthe outer side of the adjacent wall tion of the hooks and the adjacent Wall of.

of the receptacle l serving to maintain said cover in upright position. If desired 'the hooked portions 7 may be released from en# gagement With.the upper edge of the receptacle and the hooked portions8 arranged in engagement therewith to'maintain the cover in suspended position with the handle 4 rest-ing against the adjacent Wall of t-he receptacle, as shown in dotted lines in Fig '1. Or, if desired, the construction is such that the4 cover may be completely detached, sufficient space being provided between the adjacent ends of the Ahooked portions 7 and 8 to permit of the passage of the beaded edge of the receptacle. The cover and receptacle are symmetrical in design and t-he opposite longitudinal vvallof the receptacle is slotted'as at 9 and the upper edge thereof is -beaded so that the position of the cover ,2 upon the receptacle may be reversed if desired.

Arranged upon-the inner side of the cover 2 adjacent the hinged edge thereof is an angularly disposed deflector strip or plate l0,

the lat-ter being so arranged that, When the cover is in upright position as shown in 1 full lines in Fig. 1, the same Will overhang the upper edge of the adjacent Wall of the receptacle serving as a means of deiecting Water which may drip down the innersurface of the cover into'said receptacle. In

clothes boilers of conventional constructionV when the cover is 1n upright position the Water of condensation which accumulates on y i the inner surface'thereof when the same is in closed position drips down the same dropping therefrom upon the top of the stove, table or other construction upon which the boiler is arranged resulting in inconvenience and considerable annoyance. With my construction this objection Will be avoided since the Water dripping down the inner surface of the cover will be directed by the deiector the receptacle.

A boiler of the construction as set forth is durable and economical and the cover is sol plate 10 and deposited into attached to the receptacle as to afford the greatest convenience and advantage.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred' form -of construction for 'carrying my invention iinto eilect, this iscapable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

, I therefore do not Wish to be limited to the i the 'combination of a receptacle of construction set forth, but

precise details such variations and desire to avail myself of modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims. l

Having described my invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

. 1. In a device of the character described, open at its upperside; a cover for said receptacle; hooked members, rigidly secured to said cover at one edge thereof adapted to detachably engage over the adjacent edge of said receptacle for hingedly securingsaid cover thereto, each of said hookedvmembers comprising a shank; and inner and outer hooked portions formed integrally With said shank,

` said outer hooked Vportions being adapted when said inner hooked portions Vare in an. engagement With said 4edge of said receptacle to' engage against the outer side of the adjacent side of said receptacle to main-tain said cover in upright position, said receptacle ad-v jacent the upper edge thereof being slotted` to afford clearance for said inner hooked portions when said cover is in closed posi-r tion, substantially as described.

2. In -a device of the character described,l

the, combination of a receptacle open at its upper side; a` cover for said receptacle; hooked members rigidly secured to said cover at. one edge thereof adapted to detachably engage' over the adjacent edge of said receptacle for hingedly securing saidl cover thereto, each of said hooked members A, comprising a shank; and inner and outer hooked portions formed integrally with said shank, said outer hooked portions being adapted when said inner hooked portions are man engagement. With saidedge of said receptacle toLengageagainst the outer side of the adjacent side of said receptacle to maintain said cover in upright position, said receptacle adjacent the upper edge thereof being slotted toI afford 'clearance or. said inner hooked portions when said cover is in closed' position, said outer hooked-portions being adapted when in engagement with said edge of said receptacle to support said cover 1n suspended position, .substantially as described.

3. In' a device of the characterl described, the combination of a receptacle open at its upper side; a cover for said receptacle; double'hooked members arranged on said cover at 4one edge thereof adapted to detachably engage over the adjacent edge of said vessel for hingedly securing said cover theref to, inner and outer hooked portions,

FRANK A. srEAns.v

Y Witnesses:

HELEN F. LILLIs, JOSHUA R. H. Forts.

each of said hooked members comprising said outer `hooked. portions being adapted when said A 

